Manufacturing Dissent


1h 36m 2007

Brief Synopsis

In the realm of documentary filmmaking there is no greater icon than Michael Moore, perhaps the most controversial filmmaker of our time; many, even those on the left, argue he's more propagandist than documentarian, asking at what point does the manipulation of fact become a work of fiction?

Film Details

Also Known As
Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

In the realm of documentary filmmaking there is no greater icon than Michael Moore, perhaps the most controversial filmmaker of our time; many, even those on the left, argue he's more propagandist than documentarian, asking at what point does the manipulation of fact become a work of fiction?

Cast

Albert Maysles

Chad Lowe

Himself

Emmanuelle Béart

Herself

Barbara Schroeder

Herself

Renée Zellweger

Herself

Henriette Mantel

Herself

Halle Berry

Herself

Adam Hochschild

Himself

Peter Bart

Himself

Ben Hamper

Himself

Tim Robbins

Himself

Meryl Streep

Herself

Jennifer Lopez

Herself

Richard Gere

Himself

Ralph Nader

Errol Morris

Himself

Michael Donovan

Himself

Ben Affleck

Himself

John Pierson

Kevin Rafferty

Himself

Michael Wilson

Himself

Janeane Garofalo

Herself

David Duchovny

Himself

Drew Barrymore

Herself

Diane Lane

Herself

Jodie Foster

Herself

Jesse Lerner

Himself

Cameron Diaz

Herself

Nicole Kidman

Herself

Ryan Eashoo

Himself

Rosalynn Carter

Herself

Gilles Jacob

Himself

Tony Bennett

Himself

Christopher Hitchens

Himself

Jose Bovee

Himself

Howard Dean

Himself

Leonardo Dicaprio

Himself

James Earl Carter

Himself

Jim Kennefick

Himself

Kathleen Glynn

Herself

Michael Moore

Alanis Morissette

Herself

Roger Ebert

Himself

John Kerry

Himself

Harvey Weinstein

Himself

Dick Cheney

Himself

Sean Hannity

Himself

Guy Saperstein

Himself

Kevin Kline

Himself

Al Gore

Himself

Roseanne Barr

Herself

Mick Jagger

Himself

Charlton Heston

Himself

Mike Westfall

Himself

Phil Donahue

Himself

Terri Hardesty

Herself

Chris Lehmann

Himself

Harrison Ford

Himself

Alanis Obomsawin

Herself

Roger Smith

Himself

Diedre English

Herself

Ani Di Franco

Herself

Wesley Clark

Himself

Susan Sarandon

Herself

Jesse Jackson

Himself

Byron York

Himself

Quentin Tarantino

Himself

Elizabeth Bourgeois

Herself

David Gilmour

Himself

Calista Flockhart

Herself

Ken Starr

Himself

Dave Barber

Himself

Nancy Reagan

Herself

Sam Riddle

Himself

Adrien Brody

Himself

John Derevlany

Himself

Danny Goldberg

Himself

Louis Gossett

Himself

Ronald Reagan

Himself

Govindini Murty

Himself

Harlan Jacobson

Helga Stephenson

Herself

Peter Damon

Himself

George W. Bush

Himself

Nick Mckinney

Himself

Charlize Theron

Herself

Jim Hubbard

Himself

Nick Nolte

Himself

Al Franken

Himself

Jack Matthews

Himself

Noam Chomsky

Tim Roth

Himself

Haskell Wexler

Himself

Tilda Swinton

Herself

Jim Musselman

Himself

Martin Scorsese

Himself

James Hirsen

Himself

Debbie Melnyk

Herself

Bill O'reilly

Himself

Rosanna Arquette

Herself

Kevin Smith

Himself

Anne Moore

Herself

Joseph Heath

Himself

Don Hazen

Himself

Laura Bush

Herself

Dave Marsh

Himself

Crew

Ben Affleck

Other

Rosanna Arquette

Other

Dave Barber

Other

Roseanne Barr

Other

Drew Barrymore

Other

Peter Bart

Other

Emmanuelle Béart

Other

Tony Bennett

Other

Halle Berry

Other

Elizabeth Bourgeois

Other

Jose Bovee

Other

Adrien Brody

Other

George W. Bush

Other

Laura Bush

Other

Rick Caine

Cinematographer

Rick Caine

Other

Rick Caine

Producer

Rick Caine

Researcher

Rick Caine

Screenplay

James Earl Carter

Other

Rosalynn Carter

Other

Dick Cheney

Other

Erin Chisholm

Researcher

Wesley Clark

Other

Peter Damon

Other

Laura Davies

Sound Effects Editor

Howard Dean

Other

John Derevlany

Other

Ani Di Franco

Other

Cameron Diaz

Other

Leonardo Dicaprio

Other

Phil Donahue

Other

Michael Donovan

Other

David Duchovny

Other

Ryan Eashoo

Other

Roger Ebert

Other

Chris Elias

Camera

Diedre English

Other

Calista Flockhart

Other

Harrison Ford

Other

Jodie Foster

Other

Al Franken

Other

Janeane Garofalo

Other

Richard Gere

Other

David Gilmour

Other

Kathleen Glynn

Other

Danny Goldberg

Other

Al Gore

Other

Louis Gossett

Other

Ben Hamper

Other

Sean Hannity

Other

Terri Hardesty

Other

Don Hazen

Other

Joseph Heath

Other

Charlton Heston

Other

James Hirsen

Other

Christopher Hitchens

Other

Adam Hochschild

Other

Jim Hubbard

Other

Jesse Jackson

Other

Gilles Jacob

Other

Mick Jagger

Other

Jim Kennefick

Other

John Kerry

Other

Nicole Kidman

Other

Kevin Kline

Other

Diane Lane

Other

Chris Lehmann

Other

Jesse Lerner

Other

Jennifer Lopez

Other

Chad Lowe

Other

Henriette Mantel

Other

Danijel Margetic

Camera

Dave Marsh

Other

Jack Matthews

Other

Michael Mcdougall

Graphics

Nick Mckinney

Other

Debbie Melnyk

Screenplay

Debbie Melnyk

Producer

Debbie Melnyk

Other

Debbie Melnyk

Sound

Anne Moore

Other

Alanis Morissette

Other

Errol Morris

Other

Teresa Morrow

Dialogue Editor

Govindini Murty

Other

Jim Musselman

Other

Nick Nolte

Other

Bill O'reilly

Other

Alanis Obomsawin

Other

Kevin Rafferty

Other

Nancy Reagan

Other

Ronald Reagan

Other

Sam Riddle

Other

Tim Robbins

Other

Tim Roth

Other

Rob Ruzic

Editor

Rob Ruzic

Graphics

Guy Saperstein

Other

Susan Sarandon

Other

Barbara Schroeder

Other

Martin Scorsese

Other

Kevin Smith

Other

Roger Smith

Other

Richard Spence-thomas

Sound Effects Editor

Ken Starr

Other

Helga Stephenson

Other

Meryl Streep

Other

Tilda Swinton

Other

Quentin Tarantino

Other

Charlize Theron

Other

Bill Towgood

Editor

Bill Towgood

On-Line Editor

Harvey Weinstein

Other

Mike Westfall

Other

Haskell Wexler

Other

Michael White

Original Music

Michael Wilson

Other

Byron York

Other

Renée Zellweger

Other

Film Details

Also Known As
Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 2007

Released in United States Fall October 12, 2007

Released in United States March 2007

Released in United States on Video November 6, 2007

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 19-29, 2007.

Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 9-17, 2007.

Released in United States March 2007 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 9-17, 2007.)

Released in United States April 2007 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 19-29, 2007.)

Released in United States Fall October 12, 2007

Released in United States on Video November 6, 2007